Quadro FX 1500M vs FX 2500M
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 1167 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | G7x (2005−2007) | G7x (2005−2007) |
| GPU code name | G71glm | G71GLM |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 29 September 2005 (18 years ago) | 18 April 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99.99 | no data |
| Current price | $126 (1.3x MSRP) | $69 |
Value for money
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 32 | 27 |
| Core clock speed | 8 MHz | 7 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 500 MHz | 375 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 278 million | 278 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 20 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 12.00 | 9.000 |
Size and compatibility
Information on Quadro FX 2500M and Quadro FX 1500M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | large | large |
| Interface | MXM-III | MXM-II |
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | 32 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | N/A | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
FX 2500M outperforms FX 1500M by 27% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 29 September 2005 | 18 April 2006 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 20 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Quadro FX 2500M and Quadro FX 1500M. We've got no test results to judge.
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